Make Wealth Not Debt

Month: June 2016

A few months ago I reached out to Joshua Sheats and suggested that my idea of a Junior IRA (JIRA) might be a good topic for his podcast, Radical Personal Finance. To my utter shock, Joshua agreed to have me on his show. You can listen to it here if you like. Now, the interesting thing … [Read more…]

I’ll never forget Lori. I met her one weekend during my Junior year at Buffalo University. Lori was in town visiting her best friend Mary (my housemate’s girlfriend). And, as luck would have it, Lori’s visit coincided with a house party we were throwing. So there we were, 50 to 60 of America’s somewhat best … [Read more…]

Stephanie O’Connell wrote a wonderful article called ‘Yes and…’ Your Life about borrowing an improvisational technique used by actors and applying it to your life. “Yes, and…” requires you to accept whatever circumstances are presented to you as truth, incorporate them, and use them moving forward. She suggested using it as a way to get … [Read more…]

About a month ago I penned a post that put forth the proposition that the government can’t save you from compound stupidity. In other words, if you consistently make bad financial decisions throughout your life, there’s no government program on earth that can save you from a difficult, if not miserable, life. Habits are destiny. … [Read more…]

I’m sure there are etiquette websites that delve into this question. But being that Emily Post has been dead since 1960, and as far as I’m concerned, no one has taken her place, this leaves me with a dilemma. What’s the secret formula for choosing a wedding gift? Mr. Groovy and I are in our … [Read more…]